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SHARE PRICES
The following is the 1st of foun share quotations issued this morning.
Banks
ILK. Banks, $1,305 xu.
K. Banks (Lon. Reg.), E81 . Chartered Bonk, 20% 11. Mercantile Bank, A. & B., £27% n. Mercantile Bank, C. £13. East Asia Banks, $80 n.
Insurance
Canton Ins., $210 n.
Union Ins.. $487 n.
China Underwriters, 75 ets, n. HK. Fire Ins., $182 s.
Shipping
Douglas, $8011⁄2 b.
H. Steamboats, $18. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $CU 1. Indo-Chinas (Def.). $24 n. Shell Bearers, s/- 79/45 m. Union Waterbonts, $9 n.
Docks Etc.
K. & K. Wharves, $117 »
b.
- H.K. Ducks, (old), $18
IK. Docks, (new), $179% s Providents (old), $6 b. Providents (new), $5.80 n. New Engineering Sh. $5.00 Shanghai Docks, Sb. $100 n. Kallan Mining Adm., s/- 18/- n. itats, $9.70 sa
Venz: Goldfield, $3 n. Hongkong Mines, 71⁄2 cts. n.
Philippine Mining
Antamoks, P. 48 su.
Aloks, P. 251⁄2 sa.
fingulo Gold, 1. 22
a.
Benguet Consol., P. 12.90 sau
Coco Grove, P. 44 sa. Consolidated Mines. P. 0035 11. Demonstrations, P. ---- IX.L... P.
Paracale Guoaus P. --- Sam Mauricio, P. 1.86 an Suyor Consol., P. 19 Thiited Paracales, P. 46 52.
Landı, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $6.70 1. 1. K. Lands, $353% so.
H.K. Lands 47% deb, 107 a. Shangha Lands, Sh. $9.60 Humphreys, 59 5.
HK. Realties, $5 b. Chinese Estates, $96 n.
Public Utilities
II.K. Tramways, $17.10/20 sa. Peak Trams (old), $6% n. Peak Trons (new), $3% n. Star Ferries, $714b.
Yaunati Ferries (old), $23 n.
Youmal Ferries, (new), $22 n. China Light (old), $10.50
.
Chinn Light (new), $10.30 n.
H.K. Electric, $58 n.
Maeno Electric. $17.
Sandakan Lights, $11 s.
Telephone (old), $23.50 m.
Telephone (new), $8.00 n.
Singapore Tractions, s/- 21/3 n. Singapore Pref., u/- 25/- n.
Industrial
Cald: Macg. (ord.), Sh. $14 n.
Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $13 n.
Canton Icca, $1.70 p.
K. Ropes. $4.05 s.
Storos, &c.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that Mr. Victor 8. Mamak is no longer connected with Mamak & Com-
Tuesday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Japanese Concentrate Forces at Sheklung
WITH THE RECAPTURE, in rapid succession, of Wai- chow and Poklo by Chinese forces, Sheklung has now become pany, Sports Outfitters, 10 Peking the only Japanese stronghold on the East River front.
Road, Kowloon, #14 from December, 1939.
SUNDAR SINGH, Sole Proprietor, Mamak & Company.
NOTICE.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
EXCURSION
Hong Kong to Shanghai and Return.
Oth
Round Trip Tickets available from 15th December, 1938 to 15th January, 1939.
"A" SALOON-IIK$}20.—Return. ¦ "E" SALOON-HK$100.—Return, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &
Co., Ltd.. General Managers, Indo-China
S.N. Co., Ltd. Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Agents, China Navigation Co., Ltd.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Stamship
"MARECHAL JOFFRE"
**A/30 Bringing Cargo from Marselles via Saigon, arrived Hongkong; on Thurs- day, 8th December, 1938.
Consignees are hereby informed that_their goods with the exception af Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow- |loof, "whence delivery may be ob-
tained immediately after landing
Ail claims must be sent in to me un or before 10th December, 1938, For they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examin- ed by the Company's Surveyor Messrs---Goddard and Dougins in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am. on Wednesday, 14th December, 1938.
Consignees must have a Revenue Onleer in attendance when any dut Cable goods are examined by
Company's Surveyors.
the
No Fire Insurance will be eRecled ¡by us in any case whatever.
R. OHL.
Agent. Hongkong, 8th December, 1938.
U.S. COMMODITY PRICES
LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
New York Collon
New York, Dec. 12.
Opening
Closing
8,25 N
Dec.
0.44/44
8.47/46
Jan, (1938)
8.34/34
Mar. (1939) 8.27/27
8.91/21
: May (1030)
8.08/08
8.01/01
July (1939)
7.78/78
7.72/72
Oct. (1939)
7.40/48
7.40/40
Spot
Dr.
| May. (1930)
May
Sept.
Oel.
New York Rubber
8.60 Nom
Sales for the day:--1,190 tons.
16.08b/14a
16.07/08
16.00 /D1
16.08/10
15.99 700
16.01 N
16.02 N
Chicago Whent
04 704%
675%/07
007%/05%
67 /07
66/00%
Chicago Corn
Saturday's Sales:-,
Cements, $15.80 b. and su
Dalry Farms, $25 ».
Des.
Watsons, $7.25 b.
May
Lane Crawfords, $8 s. and sa
July
Sinceres, $2 n.
Wing On (H.K.), $38 n.
William Powell, Ltd., 00 cts, n.
Colton Mill
Dec.
Ewo Colton Sh. $10.80 m.
May July
Wing On Textiles, Sh. $40 n.
Miscellaneous
Dec.
May July
S'hal. Cotton Sh. $100 μ. Zoong Sings, Sh. $24 n.
H.K. Entertainments, $8,30 b. Constructions, $1% 5. Vibro Piling, $7 n.
Ch. Govt. 85% 1025 G$ Bonds..
12% n.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prm. b. H.K. Govt. 3% Loan par b. Morsmans (Lon.), sí- 18/- 1. Morsmans (H.K.), a/- 3/- n.
6.108.000 bushels.
30/5014
53 /53% 52%/52 53%/53% 53%/53% Winnipeg Wheat
01/01
04 1844 64 /04% 614/047% 04%/04%
INSURANCE CO. CALENDAR
A perpetual wall calendar is being issued by the Canton Insurance Office Ltd. und the Hongkong Insurance Company.
Swan, Culbertson
Frith ga
Investment Bankers and Brokers
Members of Now York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchange, Inc., New York
Fire
Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montreal
Now York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Manila Stock Exchango
Hongkong Sharobrokers Association
Shanghai Stock Exchango,
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE
Cable Address: Swanstock
arc
concentrating Jealous Of Wife, So
Stabbed Her
According to Chinese field reports) received this morning, no less thanf 10.000 Japanese at the important city at the juncilon of the Canton.Kowloon Railway and the East River. Many of them retreated from Walehow, Poklo and Tarashul.
A Chinese who stabbed his wife
so severely that, according to the
The Chinese, meanwhile, are con- police, she was at one time not ex- solidating positions
gained
in the pected to recover, was sentenced to the Central Magis- past four days. During one of their imprisonment
operations "mopping up"
on the tracy this morning.
But because his sentence has been Poklo-Tsengshing highway 20 truck-Į loads of retreating Japanese were made retrospective from the date of decimated it Wuchen Market is arrest, he will be released before Chinese reports claim.
·
the end of this week.
for the crime.
Detective Sergt. McVey, who' pro-
The man, Lam Plu, and his wife reside at the It is revealed this morning from are both lepers and Poklo that about 1,000 men of the Kennedy Town Lepers Hospital. People's Anti-Japanese Volunteer Mr. R. A, D. Forrest, was the motive Jealousy, police told the Magistrate, the gates of Army first entered Pokia
en Sunday morning. Most of them are native farmers in Walchow and Poklo district win laid down secuted, said that the woman often their mattocks and enlisted in the went out without informing her hus Army after the fall of the cliles 58 band.
The husband heard of these visits and on November 24 went to his Two thousand Japanese enforce-wife's ward and stabbed her while she ments have arrived in Canton from was asleep. Shanghai in the past few days to positions on the strengthen their outskirts of the city, it is also learned.
days ago.
FURTHER CHINESE SUCCESSES,
Szewul, Dec. 13. Stimulated by the successes at Wai- chow and Poklo, important East River towns, the Chinese troops operating along the West River have! also recaptured Fungchung, Shektong and Mankong in the Samshui rector in a vigorous counter-drive, neeord- . ing to military dispatches.
The Japanese are sald to have re- ! treated to Patshan, about seven miles! southwest of Canton,
The Japanese line at Shenkonk
of Tsumpta, has: eight miles south also been broken through by the Chi nese, Subjected to a severe attack by the Chinese self-defence corps, the Japanese force of 200 men with drew southward, abandoning a large quantity arms and ammunition.
jo
of
Shaping, 17 miles northwest Kongmoon and over six miles south cast of Kulo, is said to have been cleared of Japanese troops. But in the area of Lungkong and Shuntak to the south of Conton there are several laundred
red Japanese. They are build- ing defence works in anticipation of
Chinese counter-attack.
A Japanese transport unit suffered heavy losses at Pawai to the north of Poklo on Sunday, when it was sud- denly attacked by the Chinese. About 200 Japanese were killed and wound ed and several army lorries destroy- etd.
at Walchow is re- ported to be gradually returning to normaley. More and more civilians are going back to the city. Efforts are also bring exerted by the Chinese; authorities to rehabilitate Central Neu's.
The situation
She was stabbed repeatedly und her condition at one time was to serious that it was doubted whether she would recover.
The Magistrate imposed sentence of three weeks' hard labour, to com- mence from the tinig at the defen- dant's arrest.
CHINESE PRODUCTS
New Company Opened
In Hongkong
To push the sale of Chino-made articles, new trading company, cauitalized of $200,000. is belns or- Ranized in Hongkong by several prominent Shanghal business men now residing in the Colony, the Chinese press reports in Shanghal.
Co-operating in this new enterprise are many Hongkong industrial lenders who earlier this year had persuaded the Shanghai Industrial plants which bad evacuated to Hongkong from Shanghai Just year, not to return north,
Shanghai Arms now operating in Hongkong, according to the report have abandoned the idea of return- ing to Shanghal in the immediate future. The larger ones among them were sald to have been investigating trade possibilities in
the foreign market.
Promoters of the new organization, -
the report said, will subscribe to one- third of the company's capital stock, while the other two-thirds are ex- pected to be subscribed to by sym- pathizers in this movement, especial- A big Chinese company ly from among the overseas Chinese. three shops has been opened on Des occupying Voeux Road Central near the White- Pokio away, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd. This con- tern specialises in Chinese goods from toys to numerous other useful articles Imported from all China provinces.
SHIPPING CALENDAR AND DIARY ISSUED
A wall calendar of reproductions of paintings and photographs of P. & 0. and British-India ships, has been Issued by the local agents, who are also issuing a handy pocket diary.
RETREAD
THOSE
TYRES
If you are not interested in retreading, we will make a liberal allowance for your sound used tyres on your favourite brand First Line New Tyres at dealers' dis-
counts.
The Hongkong Tyre Co. 392, Hennessy Road. Telephone 28539.
ONLY
11
SHOPPING DAYS
TO
CHRISTMAS
CROWN LAND SOLD
The upset price of $8,980 was paid y Mr. Pou Lai-seen for New Kow- loon Inland Lot No. 2841, situated at Grumpion Road, when it was put up for public auction at the oflces of the Public Works Department yes- terday. It is understood a residence will be built there,
The land, which covers an area of approximately 13,000 square feet, is leased for a term of 75 years at an annual Crown rental of $180, and is renewable for a further term of 24 years.
OAKIE at his FUNNIEST! LUCILLE at her LOVELIEST!
Newest adventure in the super-speed lives of Annabel, screen glamour girl, and Lanny, het-stuff
press agent
JACK OAKIE LUCILLE BALL
"ANNABEL TAKES A TOUR
RADIO
RUTH DONNELLY BRADLEY PANE HALPH FORBES FRANCES MERCER CANOSIS. Predvoed by SOU LUSTY Screenplay by Set Overnal and Cos
Picture
Domed by LE
COMING SOON
QUEEN'S
December 13, 1938.
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Takes The Blame Extends To G.P.U.
J.ULLMANN & CO. on Army officer tank, the byp
More
than
1,000
DIFFERENT
STYLES
of
GOOD
WATCHES
PRICES,
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and
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YOU
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J. ULLMANN & CO.
Established 1860'
An took blame for a trame
committed chauffeur in the Traffe Court this moralus.
Q.
Moscow, Dec. 12. Ponte prevails throughout Ute whole of the extensive G.P.U. or-
He was Lleutenant F. L. Boddy, gunisation since the so-called "volun. He was fined $4 for allowing his car tory" resignation of its former, and to cause an obstruction in Houndary almost omnipotent chilef, M. Yeshov, Street.
from his post as Commissar for Home Lt. Boddy told the Magistrate, Mr. Affairs, according to reliable informa
A. A. Macfadyen, that the ton here. chauffeur had caused the obstruction.
The officer
No offelal of the G.P.U., whether admitted that the chauffeur was acting on instructions. "devotion to the fallen Commissar high or low, knows how far his Europeans predominated the
in Truffle Courts this morning, charges anxiety is said to be
may affect his carcer, against them ranging from driving great among the frontier sections of on the wrong side of the road to the excessive speeding.
and ils particularly
organisation, where Yeahov's Javourites are very numerous.
.E. V. Valdhuyzen was fined $15 för
The nervousness is increased by driving on the wrong side
of the reputation enjoyed by the new Sallsbury Road, while gunner in chief of the G.P.U., the Caucasian M. the A.AR.A., W. Layton, was fined Beriya, who is believed to be utterly $10 for not proceeding around a ruthless trafle sign in Nathan Road,
whenever the question orises of consolidating his own posi- Another Army man, Lance tion, and whose trial is commonly Coporat 1. Amay, of the Royal
stated Engineers, was let off with a caution "mountains of corpses"
to be already marked by
for speeding in a military truck, the It is reported that M. Stalit de Magistrale taking into consideration clared a short time ago that as Com the fact that the road was clear of missar for Home Affairs he required trafle and the driver had previously a man capable of personally carrying kad a clean record.
out the death sentence on his own Excessive parking of his car in children if need be, and Pedder Street proved expensive for dictator added:
that the "Such R. I. Starling,
man is the Hongkong Berlyn. He is the right man in the Electric Company, who was fined $5. right place."-Trans-Ocean,
The
of
POST OFFICE.
FIRST CLASS MAIL Public
are reminded that sented Jelters and packets, irrespec- tive of contents, ore classified as first, class mail and must be prepaid as such,
CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL "BY AIR" FOR U.S.A.
(By Pant American Airways Service)
The last Christmas letter mall by air for USA, by the "Fan American Always Plane" will be closed 03 follows:
Registered Mail 5 p.m. Dec. 14. Ordinary Mall.... 7 p.m. Dec. 14. This mail is due to arrive at San Francisco on December 21, 1938.
mails!
a
. CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR
GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA
(By Imperial Airways Bervice) The lost Christmas Letter Mati (15 cents per half-ounce) for Great Britain and Australia by the "Im- perial Airways Plane" will be closed as follows:
Registered Mall 5 p.m., Dec. 15. Ordinary Mali 7 pm, Dec. 15. This mall is due to arrive at Lon- don on December 22, and Sydney on December 24, 1038.
CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR STRAITS AND INDIA (By Imperial Airways Servier) The Last Christmas Letter Mall (15 cents per half-ounce) for Siraits and India by the "Imperial Airways Plane" will be closed as follows:- Registered Mait
5.00 pm. 19th Dec, 7.00 pan. 19th Des. mail is due to arrive at
Ordinary Mail
This
MAIL, FOR CANTON Registered and ordinary (not Insured or Parcels) will be ac- Singapore and Penang on December cepted for Canton and despatched as 21. and Culeutta on December 22,
1038. circumstances permit.
Straits
From
Japan and Shanghal
Huihow
Java and Manila
Shanghai and Swatow
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Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways
Per
Centaur
Hector
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.December 13.
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December 13.
.December 13.
December 14.
December 14,
..December 14,
December 15.
Direct Service"-San Francisco Pan-American Airways Plane dale, 7th December,
Japan
Talamba
Strails and London Parcels-London
date, Nov. 10.
Agamemnon
U.S.A., Japan and Shanghai (Van-
couver BC. date, 28th November) Emp. of Russia Straits
Helenus
Alr Mall by "Imperial Airways
Direct Service" London 8th December.
Calcutta and Straits
Japan and Shanghai ....
.December 15.
.December 15.
Plone December 15.
December 16.
December 15.
date, Imperial Airways
Kutsang.. Scharnhorst
Strults end Europe via Negapatam
(Papers etc.) London date 17th, November.
Haruna Maru
December 16.
Nozimu Maru
December 10.
Manila
December 16.
Jupan, Shanghai and Formosa Manila
.December 16.
.December 17.
Date and Time.
Manila
For
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Suwa Maru Conte Blancamano
OUTWARD MAILS
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Tuesday
Parcels only for Singapore, Penang, Hector
Ceylon, Aden, Egypt, Marseilles and London-due London, 18th January 1939
Fort Bayard
Swalow, Foochow and Tientsin
Formosa
Swatow
Haiphong
Fort Bayard
Amoy and Shanghai Saigon ..
Proteus
Wednearthy
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Hono- falu and .8.A. by the "Pan American Airways Direct Service" -due San Francisco 21st Dec.
Amoy
..Tues., Dec. 13.
.Dec. 13, 5 pm.
Tues., Dec. 13, 7 p.m.
G.P.O. and K.P.O. Parcels,
Chekinng. Wod.. Doc. 14, 8.30 um. Canton Maru Wed., Dec. 14, 10.30 am. Hangsung..Wed., Dec. 14, 10.30 am. Holhow
Wed, Dec. 14, Noon. Tal Scun Hong Wed., Dec. 14, 1 p.m. Taiyuan.....Wed., Dec. 14, 3.30 p.m. Helikon ....Wed., Dec. 14, 0.30 p.m. Pan-American Airways Plane
Thursday
Formosa, Shanghai, Japan And Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia Manila
Rek Ord..
RCI.,
Ord..
Wed.. Dec. 14.
KP/ ....Der. 14, 5 pm. ..Deo, 16, 5.30 pm.
G.P...
Dea, 14, 5 p.m.
.Doo. 14, 7 p.m.
TJinegara... Thurs, Dec. 10, Noon.
Haruna Magu
Thurs., Dec, 15, 3.30 pm. Empress of Russia Thurs, Dec. 15.
T.P.O. ....Dec, 18, 5 plat
Reg. Ord. .....Dec. 15, 8.30 p.m. 4.P.0.
Reg.
Ord.
.Dec. 15, 5 p.m.
Air Mall for "Imperial Airways Imperial Airw. Dec. 10, 7 p.m.
Direct Service" dar London, 22nd December.
Thurs, Dec. 15.
K.P.O.
Rex.
.Dec. 15. 5 pm.
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..Deo. 15, 15.30 p.m.
G.P.O.
Reg.
.Dec. 15, 5 p.m.
Ord.
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Air Mall for Malaya, Java and Aus- imperial Airways Plane
trolla by
Airways "Imperial Direct Service—lue Sydney. 24th December,
Thurs, Dec. 13. K.P.O.
Reg.
..Dec. 15, 5 pm.
Ord.
Doc. 15, 5.39 pm. G.P.O.
Chater Road
Hongkong.
Ber. Ord
..Dec. 15, 5 p.m.
Dec. 15, p.n.
Parcels, only Hamburg
for
Germany
via
Fort Bayard and Haiphong Swalow and Tientsin
---~** ▼ Holhow
Scharnhorst..Thurs., Dec. 15, p.m.
Friday
Klangsu.... Fri, Dec. 16, 8.30 am. Chaksang....Fri, Dec. 16, 10.30 a.m. Fri, Dec. 16, 11.80`a.m.
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